South Korean president under pressure as impeachment vote looms

Yoon Suk Yeol is facing protests and a police investigation into his shock martial law decree.

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The capital, Seoul, has seen a second day of street protests demanding Yoon's resignation, while police said he was being investigated for "insurrection".

The opposition is pushing for a vote on the motion to impeach Yoon on Saturday, even as the president's party has said it opposes the move.

It needs at least eight members of Yoon's party to vote for his impeachment for the motion to pass with a two-thirds majority in the 300-seat parliament.

South Korea was plunged into political turmoil late on Tuesday night when Yoon made the shock martial law declaration.

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